/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.binding.mapping;

import ch.trackedbean.tracking.*;

/**
 * Validator for business validation of mapped beans.<br>
 * Implement this interface to check a whole bean for it's validity.
 * 
 * @param <T> The bean type
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
public interface IBeanValidator<T> {
    /**
     * This method is called after a property of the bean has changed.<br>
     * In this method you can validate the content of the bean and set the status of the properties according to the validation.
     * 
     * @param bean The bean
     * @param status The status of the given bean (use it to set a field on error)
     * @param changedProperty The path to the property which triggered the validation (may be null)
     */
    void validate(T bean, IBeanStatus status, String changedProperty);
}
